By Canterbury Clay Bricks
Built for the high density housing market in Auckland with sustainability being key, it’s foot print for 35 apartments is smaller than the single level home that previously stood on this site. The development features a ‘living’ green lobby roof, native planting throughout and presents an honest exterior of humble low maintenance, stack bonded, 110 series bricks and precast concrete panels complementing its established residential surroundings. The brick was custom manufactured to match the architects initial renderings. A beautifully crafted stack bonding and well blended job on site by the C F King Contracting team.
Canterbury Clay Bricks is a family run business, supplying clay bricks nationally, for commercial and residential builds, since its inception over 50 years ago. We are the only manufacturer of kiln fired clay bricks in the South Island.
We offer you an impressive collection using rich Canterbury clays, from which we have created a host of enduring finishes and colours that will add style and value to your new home or project.
Canterbury Clay Bricks manufacturing plant is located close to its clay supplies within the surronding hills of Darfield. A number of recycled products are used in the manufacture of the bricks including re-constituted brick and recycled glass. The kilns at the plant run on up to 95% of re-claimed fuels and oil further reducing any impact of manufacturing. We supply nationwide to both residential and commercial projects, new builds and renovations.
Bricks are a blend of clays and water. The bricks are then formed, dried and kilned to produce a strong and durable end product. They are then hand blended and graded by staff to give a consistent finish.